Prescott stockbroker seeks retrial in murder case

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Attorneys for a Prescott stockbroker convicted of
killing his ex-wife are seeking a new trial.

A Yavapai County jury convicted Steven DeMocker of first-degree murder and six
other charges earlier this month in Carol Kennedy's death. But DeMocker's
defense team wrote in a motion filed this week that the evidence didn't support
the convictions.

A separate defense motion asked that DeMocker be acquitted.

Prosecutors had no direct evidence tying DeMocker to Kennedy's death, a
confession or an eyewitness. But they told jurors that circumstantial evidence
was enough to rest blame on DeMocker and that he had a motive in wanting to cash
in on Kennedy's insurance policy.